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Windward Islands Volcanoes is Super50 Cup 2018 Champs

Athanaze struck the winning runs

Feb. 25, 2018

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- In a nail-biting finish, the Windward Islands Volcanoes defeated defending champions Barbados Pride by 3 wickets to claim their third Super50 Cup title, at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Pride Captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat first, going on the pattern from the last 5 matches that rain played an important role in the second innings.

Omar Phillips was the first Pride batsman to go, when he was bowled by Ryan John without scoring.

Then the experienced duo of Jonathon Carter and Brathwaite took the scoring to the Windwards. They put away the bad deliveries and kept rotating the strike.

They put on 69 runs together before Brathwaite was stumped by Johnson Charles for 30.

Carter was then joined by another senior batsman in Roston Chase and the pair went about building the Pride innings. Carter being the aggressor of the pair.

Chase chose his shots with accuracy and precision, dissecting the Volcanoes fielders. This pair posted a 68-run partnership before Carter fell for a Pride top-score of 80.

Shamar Springer and Chase then added a quick 36 together before debutant Alick Athanaze provided what was surely the catch of the tournament, flying to his left to dismiss Springer for 22.